faro
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 7
- Letters
- 4
Definition of faro
7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable)A game of chance played by betting on the order in which certain cards will appear when taken singly from the top of the pack.
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noun
- (uncountable)A game of chance played by betting on the order in which certain cards will appear when taken singly from the top of the pack.
name
- A city in Portugal.
- A municipality of Pará, Brazil.
- A department of the North Region, Cameroon.
- A town in central Yukon, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Twelvemile Township, Madison County, Missouri, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States.
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Etymology
Presumably an alteration of pharaoh, itself a transcription of French pharaon, perhaps as a name for the King of Hearts.
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14 playable · top: AFRO (7 pts)
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8 words2-letter words
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